Printed waxed paper



May 12, 1936 F. A. RAPLEY PRINTED WAXED PAPER Filed-June 7, 1933 Fig. I

:THE ILINHDJN THEATRE PRESENTS THE NEVER=NEVER LAN @AST JIM LOGAN JQHINI 5mm JUNE PARKER I wmumm mamas 8AM wwn'rr:

CHORUS OF \nLLAeERs, WAITERS, SHEPHERQS.

AW-I- Scsual. VIHAII]? 1km.

$050452. fimcwnne Rum.

THEME SONGS.

Wu!!! ls JAG) LIM LOOK/N sr YER woamawuu are"; J(N3 wows-a rum MoTnSl BBOTIS.

I hrs/Won FIAJiA PL sr 5y ATTORNEY Patented May-12, 1936 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,040,564 PRINTED WAXED PAPER,

Frederic Ardern Rapley, Golders Green,

I London, England Application June 'l, 1933, Serial No. 674,769

' In Great Britain June 11, 1932 '5 Claims. (01. 9147.9)

It is often desired to produce from waxed pathe ink, and subsequently exposing the sheet to per, articles subh as translucent window stickers heat to produce penetration of wax through the for advertising purposes, translucenttheatre and sheet and thus develop its latenttranslucency. cinema programmes, wrappers for bread or other By wax it is intended to include solid substances items to protect the contents from damp and dust commonly known as waxes and fats which, by 5 and the like, or other articles of similar nature. p t t n pap r nd it t a s u y In such cases, where the waxed paper is to be P ng is nt a y method of Producing Charprinted with any directions for use, cast of plays on a p per sheet. ers, name of manufacturers, or other reading mate ed o s o P pa o P p Sheets ter it may be desired to display, the usual procewill bedescribed with reference to the accom- 10 (hire is to print on plain paper used as a base pany drawing in c and then after printing to impregnate the paper Figure 1 represents a plan view of a printed with wax. This means in practice that the b sheet prepared in accordance with the invention, paper has to be handled and printedin reels and Figure 2 is an enlarged cross section through that the ink has to be dried or allowed to dry on art f Figure 1 sh w n th sh t aft r wa n 15 the surface without substantial penetration. and printing but before treatment to cause pen- It is an object of the invention to provide for etl'ation of Wax thrmlgh e Sheet the production or translucent printed sheets Figure 3 is a view of the same in the finished which may be printed after wax has been applied condition after the above mentioned treatment,

to a surface of the sheets and rendered translu- Figures 4 and 5 are similar to Figures 3 and 4 20 cent subsequently'to the printing. respectively but showing an alternative'construc- It is a further object of the invention to pret on of Sheet. pare translucent printed sheets of paper by coat-' g e 1 Shows t e'i pp to a P ing one surface of a sheet with wax, printing on ed theatre programme, characters B being p the surface free from wax and subsequently heatu ed y printing on a Sheet if desired though .25 ing the sheet to cause penetration of the wax not essentially, in reverse, the ou being through the he t, ered by substantiallyopaque printing ink or the It is still further object of the invention to like- The Programme ay e a by reflected provide an improved printed translucent paper light when this is ufl e t r by li t anm sheet which may be read by transmitted light d from a stage o the i w e auditorium even when it is too dark to be read by reflected 15in darknesslight.- The printed sheet is also clearly legible Figures 2 and 3 w a method of prep by reflected light when this is suificient. such a printed sheet.

Further and other objects and advantages will The Paper 15 first Coated W a ay r of Wa C be apparent from the specification and the claims. on one side so t it penetrates slightly o the The invention is especially applicable for the Paper the semen E of t pap r being fr from production of notices and of programmes, and. the f it is then Printed on the Opposite unwaxed like for use in theatres, cinemas, lectures and other Side A to Produce transluqent characters 3 as places of entertainment or instruction, or for use Shown in Figure Appl'oxlmately'normal P '40 under any other conditions where the user may nation drying of the ink ensues and the wish to read the printed matter when the light Sheet is then exposed to the influence of h t falling on t face of t printed is too to melt the wax and cause it to penetrate into the weak to allow reading by reflection while the region D (Figure 3) 0f the Paper to v l p t user remains in th t position for attending translucency thereof. After this treatment. on to the lecture or entertainment or other event holding the Sheet between the reader and 'fie 45 at which he is present. Translucent printed of light the characters B pp t lucent sheets according to the invention may be read by ainst the op q inked ground of t e S et and transmitted light passing through the matter and are clearly legible. coming'from the place to which the user wishes to .T e. pro amm is also l bl if read by repay attention. fiected light when this is adequate. One method, of producing printed translucent Figure 4 h ws a s t th a p r i n f sheets according to the invention consists in proa P e P mme compounded. Of a Waxed vidlng waxed paper with a surface free from wax, sheet of paper G and an adherent linwaxed sheet printing on the surface free from wax thus giv- F. After the sheet is compounded bypressure or, lng more or less normal penetration and drying or otherwise, characters B are printed on the unwaxed surface A of the sheet 1", and when dry the sheet is heated to produce penetration oi the wax throughout the compound sheet as shown -in Figure 5, and thus provide a translucent ground for the characters B.

If desired the the characters against a black against thelight. a An additional advantage of printed sheets prepared according to the invention is that they-do not rustle when bent or moved and are therefore especially suitable for ment or instruction. It is to be understood that the invention is not limited scribed and illustrated but embraces such modiiications as are defined by the following claims.

sheet may be printed in reverse;

will then ground when the sheet is held 7 -Iclaim: F

1. The preparation of translucent printed appear translucent use in places of entertai'nto the specific embodiments herein depaper sheets having each compound sheet made paper sheets consisting in preparing paper waxed on one side only, printing on a side free Irom wax 'and subsequently completing penetration oi the wax through the paper.

2. The preparation of translucent printed paper sheets wherein each sheet is'compounded or a waxed sheet and an adherentsheet having an waxed surface unwaxed sm'i'ace bearing the print, the co poun sheet being subsequently treated to complete penetration of the sheet.

j. The preparation of translucent printed wax through the compound paper sheets having each sheet compounded oi. a

waxed sheet and a sheet havingan unwaxed surface. which includes causing adherence of the waxed sheet to the sheet iace, printing on the unwaxed surface and subsequentlytreating the sheet to complete penetration of the wax through the sheet. 4. The preparation or paper sheets comprising preparing paper waxed on one sideonly, printing on a side free from wax andsubsequently exposing to heatvto complete penetration oi the wax through the sheet. 5. The preparation of translucent printed sheet and a sheet having an unwhich'includes causing adherence of the waxed sheet to the'sheet having an unwaxed suriace, printing on the unwaxed surface and subsequently heating the compound shut up o'i' a waxed having an unwaxed sur-" translucent printed to cause distribution of wax through the printed 8! sheet. 

